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Callister - An introduction - 8th edition

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Chapter 15 Characteristics, Applications,<br />

and Processing of Polymers<br />

Top: Photograph of several billiard balls that are made of phenol-formaldehyde<br />

(Bakelite). The Materials of Importance piece that follows Section 15.15 discusses<br />

the invention of phenol-formaldehyde and its replacement of ivory for billiard balls.<br />

Bottom: Photograph of a woman playing billiards. (iStockphoto)<br />

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